From surface to subsurface - towards seamless stormwater planning
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Stormwater systems are complex by nature, spanning everything from streams, swales and ponds on the surface to large underground drainage networks. With the latest developments in Scalgo Live, these worlds can now be explored together.
Sign up for the webinar on December 10 at 15:00 (CET) / 9:00 (EST), to learn all about the new functionalities.
Stormwater planning is traditionally shaped by a divide between how water moves on the surface and how it is managed underground. This division is largely artificial, maintained by technical conventions and administrative structures rather than by real hydrologic conditions. In reality, there is a constant interaction, and understanding that connection is essential for designing resilient and well-functioning stormwater solutions.
With the new functionalities in Scalgo Live, you can now combine surface and subsurface planning from the very start without adding complexity to your workflow.
Now you can work with drainage networks in Scalgo Live and quickly see how the network affects flowpaths and watersheds.
Simply import or draw your stormwater network into a Workspace and use flow paths and watersheds to map and explore how water moves through the entire system. You can even start drafting new drainage systems, continuously ensuring that basins, streams, inlets, and pipes are aligned with natural flow paths of the terrain and combined in an efficient way.
"With the new functionalities in Scalgo Live, you can now combine surface and subsurface planning from the very start without adding complexity to your workflow."
Here's a few ideas on how you can start using the new functionalities.
Where is the water going?
If you work for a municipality or water utility and need a quick way to assess the direction of water flow in your stormwater system, we've got you!
It’s as intuitive as working with terrain-based flow paths and watersheds in Scalgo Live, but now you can also see how each stormwater network inlet contributes to subsurface flow with their individual watersheds. Just upload your drainage network and start investigating. You’ll notice how quickly you can switch between surface and subsurface watersheds!
This is a straightforward way to better understand the stormwater system without having to rely on time-consuming modelling.
Import your stormwater network to Scalgo Live and get a good overview for planning.
Bringing blue-green into neighbourhoods
Are you working on developing neighbourhoods and looking for a way to bring blue-green thinking into every step of the process? With this update, it’s easy to take the stormwater system into account as you explore possibilities for blue-green solutions in existing areas or plan entirely new neighbourhoods. You can quickly visualise how your nature-based measures connect with the subsurface network.
"It’s as intuitive as working with terrain-based flow paths and watersheds in Scalgo Live, but now you can also see how each stormwater network inlet contributes to subsurface flow with their individual watersheds."
Combine ponds and swales with inlets to get a clear picture of how stormwater moves through the area. It’s a unique way to create an initial yet comprehensive stormwater plan that connects surface and subsurface measures in an intuitive way.
Use the new tools to create a comprehensive plan for stormwater management in new developments. Create surface based solutions by drawing them into the terrain and combine it all with your drainage network design.
An easy start for modellers
If you work with stormwater modelling you can now import your drainage system into Scalgo Live and instantly see the watershed connected to each individual inlet.
Export the watersheds straight to your modelling tool, such as SWMM, and speed up your model preparation. The downloaded shapefiles include information about landcover, longest flowpath and average slope.
Scalgo Live also gives you a quick way to check the drainage network layout before you start detailed and time-consuming hydraulic modelling. And if needed, you can easily compare different network variations to decide what to take forward into your model.
"Whether you’re mapping a city-wide system, exploring a new neighbourhood, or preparing data for modelling, it’s now possible to see everything come together in one place."
As always, you can export everything from Scalgo Live and continue building your project in GIS, CAD or other modelling software.
Seeing the whole stormwater system
These new functionalities make it easy for stormwater engineers and city planners to see how water moves through the entire stormwater network, from surface flow to underground networks. You can connect terrain and drainage data, trace how water reaches each inlet, and understand how the system behaves as a whole.
Whether you’re mapping a city-wide system, exploring a new neighbourhood, or preparing data for modelling, it’s now possible to see everything come together in one place.
To get started on the new functionality read the documentation section for subsurface structures and the section for stormwater networks or watch our new getting started video.
